The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is a major agricultural crop in tropical areas. The only hopes for
its asexual propagation lie on in vitro vegetative multiplication of high performance individuals using
in vitro culture techniques and more particularly in somatic embryogenesis, remains the only hope for
a substantial improvement in the productivity of plantations. Unfortunately, however coconut is a

Objectives: The establishment of banks of mushroom germplasm in partners' countries that will
guarantee the conservation of fungal genetic diversity of those countries and at the same time can
function as a source of reliable and stable mother cultures for the preparation of spawn to be used in
local cultivation of mushrooms. The local development of mushroom cultivation industries, that will
generate jobs and income and supply high protein vegetative food.

Objectives: Programme priority is, obviously the training of professionals at different levels.
In a Programme of Cooperation for Development in Agriculture, training is the first step for future
cooperation [¿]. Activities: The three main activities that will be developed in the following sections are: 1) Training of Trainees Courses in different agriculture, breeding, forestry and development
subjects, celebrated in the Iberoamerican Training Centres that the Spanish Agency for

Cooperation among countries belonging to the Ibero american community has strongly been increased
during the last 20 years, trying always to enhance fraternity liaisons established many centuries ago.
INIA has been developing a broad program on Breeding, Genetics and Reproduction and has really
participate in Programs of Selection and Conservation of creole and autochthonous breeds, joining
efforts in this subject with well known Institutions, Associations and Universities in the countries that
conform the Ibero american Community.

The goal is to increase wheat productivity in the countries of the region by developing wheat cultivars
with durable resistance to the rapidly evolving wheat leaf and stem rusts. Activities: Monitoring the present status of leaf and stem rust pathotypes and their frequencies in each country and in the region;

The SADC Plant Genetic Resources Centre (SPGRC) is a non-profit making Southern Africa
Development Community (SADC) institution whose objectives are to conserve and guarantee safe
conservation of crop and wild plant genetic resources; document the plant genetic resources of the region to ensure their efficient and sustainable use and provide a forum for exchange of scientific as well as cultural, traditional and indigenous knowledge and experiences; to train personnel in plant genetic resources management and co-ordinate plant genetic resources activities in the SADC region.

Objectives: To improve food security and incomes among small holder farmers in semi-arid areas of the SADC region. This will be achieved in partnership with national research programs and other
stakeholders, by developing and disseminating new technologies to improve productivity in sorghum and millet-based systems

Objectives: To promote linkages between agricultural producers, end-users of agricultural products,
agricultural research institutions, and advanced agricultural education institutions as a means of
fostering the transfer and farm-level adoption of appropriate technological innovations.

Financed principally by an endowment provided by the countries of the Americas, and managed
directly by the same countries, the Regional Fund¿s overarching goal is to promote the
competitiveness of the rural sector in ways that contribute to poverty reduction and the
sustainable management of the resource base. Specific approaches being taken by the Fund to
support this goal are to:
· Add a permanent flow of new resources for regional agricultural research;
· Accelerate applied research at the national level by supplying public goods-type

PRECODEPA es una red que tiene el objetivo de aumentar el uso de tecnología apropiada para la
producción sostenible de papa en la región de Centroamérica, El Caribe y México. Para tal efecto se
han establecido proyectos que responden a problemas comunes, con base en países con ventajas
comparativas para el desarrollo y transferencia de los conocimientos generados.